SummaryHunting is a major threat to the endangered jaguar in Brazil. Effective interventions for jaguar conservation demand a better understanding of the prevalence and motivations for hunting. In this study, I investigate the prevalence of jaguar hunting and the potential factors driving the acceptance of this behaviour among residents of two extractive reserves in the eastern Brazilian Amazonia. Between September and October 2013, I surveyed 134 households to assess people’s acceptance of jaguar hunting and potential predictors of acceptance using multiple-item rating scales. To estimate the prevalence of jaguar hunting, I used direct questioning and the randomized response technique. Acceptance of jaguar hunting was neutral to slightly positive on average, being related negatively to educational level and to people’s perceptions of risk of suffering sanctions for hunting a jaguar and related positively to perception of jaguars as a threat to humans. The prevalence rates of jaguar hunting among surveyed households were 9% and 23% according to direct questioning and the randomized response technique, respectively. The results suggest that investments in education and law enforcement may help decrease local support for jaguar hunting in the study area.

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亚马逊采掘储量中的美洲虎狩猎：接受度和流行度

摘要狩猎是巴西濒临灭绝的美洲虎的主要威胁。美洲豹保护的有效干预措施需要更好地了解狩猎的流行和动机。在这项研究中，我调查了巴西亚马逊河流域东部两个采掘保护区的居民对美洲虎狩猎的普遍性以及促使他们接受这种行为的潜在因素。在 2013 年 9 月至 2013 年 10 月期间，我调查了 134 户家庭，使用多项评分量表评估人们对猎豹狩猎的接受程度以及接受程度的潜在预测因素。为了估计美洲虎狩猎的流行程度，我使用了直接提问和随机响应技术。平均而言，美洲虎狩猎的接受度是中性到略微积极的，与教育水平和人们对因猎杀美洲虎而遭受制裁风险的看法呈负相关，而与将美洲虎视为对人类的威胁的看法呈正相关。根据直接提问和随机回答技术，被调查家庭中猎豹的流行率分别为 9% 和 23%。结果表明，在教育和执法方面的投资可能有助于减少当地对研究区美洲虎狩猎的支持。